upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
surface mail (by ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
supply; provision; raising; procurement
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
every evening; night after night